Abahluleli 1:1 Kwathi emva kokufa kukaJoshuwa, abantwana bakwa U-Israyeli wambuza uJehova, wathi: “Ngubani oyakusikhuphukela ukulwa neNkosi na? AmaKhanani kuqala, ukuze alwe nawo? 1:2 Futhi uJehova wathi: "UJuda uzokwenyuka esandleni sakhe. 1:3 UJuda wasesithi kuSimeyoni umfowabo: Yenyuka lami siye esabelweni sami. ukuze silwe namaKhanani; nami ngokunjalo ngizohamba nami ungene esabelweni sakho. USimeyoni wayesehamba naye. 1:4 UJuda wakhuphuka; uJehova wawasindisa amaKhanani namaH amaPerizi esandleni sabo, babulala kuwo ishumi lamawaka eBezeki amadoda. 1:5 Futhi bathola u-Adoni-bezeki eBezeki, futhi balwa naye, futhi babulala amaKhanani namaPherizi. 1:6 Kodwa u-Adoni-bezeki wabaleka; bamxosha, bambamba, bamgawula ezithupheni zakhe nasezinzwaneni zakhe ezinkulu. 1:7 Wathi u-Adoni-bezeki, Amakhosi angamashumi ayisikhombisa, anezithupha zawo izinzwane zabo ezinkulu zinqunyiwe, zazibutha ukudla kwazo phansi kwetafula lami; ngikwenzile, ngakho uNkulunkulu ungiphindisele. Basebemyisa eJerusalema; lapho afela khona. 1:8 Manje abantwana bakwaJuda babelwe neJerusalema, futhi bathatha wawutshaya ngosiko lwenkemba, wawuthungela ngomlilo umuzi. 1:9 Futhi ngasemuva abantwana bakwaJuda behla ukuze balwe amaKhanani ayehlala ezintabeni, naseningizimu, naseningizimu isigodi. 1:10 UJuda wasuka wahlasela amaKhanani ayehlala eHebroni igama leHebroni kuqala laliyiKiriyati Araba; bambulala uSheshayi, kanye u-Ahimani noTalimayi. 1:11 Wasuka lapho, waya kwabakhileyo Debiri, futhi igama eyaseDebiri ngaphambili kwakuyiKiriyati Seferi; 1:12 Wathi uKalebi: "Oshaya iKiriyati Seferi, futhi walithatha, kuye. ngiyakumnika u-Akisa indodakazi yami abe ngumkami. 1:13 U-Otheniyeli indodana kaKenazi, umfowabo kaKalebi, walithatha; wamnika u-Akisa indodakazi yakhe abe ngumkakhe. 1:14 Kwathi lapho efika kuye, wamkhuthaza ukuba acele uyise insimu; wehla embongolweni yakhe; kusho uCaleb wathi kuye: Uthandani? 1:15 Wathi kuye: "Ngiphe isibusiso, ngokuba unginikile a." izwe eliseningizimu; nginike nemithombo yamanzi. uKalebi wamnika elingenhla imithombo kanye nemithombo yangaphansi. 1:16 Abantwana bamaKheni, uyisezala kaMose, bakhuphuka bephuma ezweni umuzi wamasundu kanye nabantwana bakwaJuda ehlane lase uJuda ongaseningizimu kwase-Aradi; bahamba bahlala phakathi kwabo abantu. 1:17 UJuda wahamba noSimeyoni umfowabo, futhi bawabulala amaKhanani owahlala eSefati, walichitha. Futhi igama le umuzi wawuthiwa yiHorma. 1:18 Futhi uJuda wathumba iGaza kanye nomkhawulo walo, futhi Askeloni kanye nogu ne-Ekroni nomkhawulo walo. 1:19 Futhi uJehova wayenaye uJuda; wabaxosha abakhileyo ezweni intaba; kepha wayengenakuxosha abakhileyo esigodini, ngokuba babenezinqola zensimbi. 1:20 Bamnika uKalebi iHebroni, njengalokho eshilo uMose, waxosha khona amadodana amathathu ka-Anaki. 1:21 Futhi abantwana bakwaBhenjamini abazange bawaxoshe amaJebusi ukuthi owakhiwe eJerusalema; kepha amaJebusi ahlala nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uBenjamini eJerusalema kuze kube namuhla. 1:22 Futhi indlu kaJosefa, nabo benyukela eBethel, futhi uJehova wayenabo. 1:23 Indlu kaJosefa yathumela ukuhlola iBethele. (Manje igama lomuzi ngaphambili kwakuyiLuzi.) 1:24 Futhi izinhloli zabona umuntu ephuma emzini, zathi kuye wathi kuye: Ake usibonise isango lokungena emzini, sikubonise umusa wakho. 1:25 Futhi lapho ebabonisa indlela yokungena emzini, bawushaya umuzi ngosiko lwenkemba; kepha bamyeka lowo muntu nomndeni wakhe wonke. 1:26 Futhi indoda waya ezweni lamaHeti, futhi wakha umuzi, futhi waqamba igama lawo ngokuthi iLuze, okuyigama lawo kuze kube namuhla. 1:27 Futhi uManase akazange abaxoshe abakhileyo eBeti Sheyani kanye naye neThahanaki nemizana yalo, nabakhileyo eDori nakulo namadolobhana, nabakhileyo eJibileyamu nemizana yalo, nabakhileyo yaseMegido nemizana yayo, kepha amaKhanani athanda ukuhlala kulelo zwe. 1:28 Kwathi lapho u-Israyeli esenamandla, wabeka amaKhanani ukuba akhokhe, futhi akazange awaxoshe. 1:29 Futhi u-Efrayimi akazange awaxoshe amaKhanani ayehlala eGezeri; kodwa amaKhanani ahlala eGezeri phakathi kwabo. 1:30 Futhi uZebuloni akazange abaxoshe abakhileyo Kitroni, noma the abakhileyo eNahaloli; kepha amaKhanani ahlala phakathi kwabo, aba imingenela. 1:31 Futhi u-Asheri akazange abaxoshe abakhileyo e-Akho, noma nabakhileyo eSidoni, nase-Ahalabi, nase-Akizibi, naseHelba, nase- e-Afiki, naseRehobe; 1:32 Kepha ama-Asheri ahlala phakathi kwamaKhanani ayakhe ezweni. izwe, ngokuba abawaxoshanga. 1:33 NoNafetali akazange abaxoshe abakhileyo Beti Shemeshi, noma the abakhileyo eBethanati; kodwa wahlala phakathi kwamaKhanani nabakhileyo ezweni; nokho abakhe eBeti Shemeshi nase laseBethanati laba yizigqila kubo. 1:34 Futhi ama-Amori abaphoqe abantwana bakwaDani entabeni, ngoba bona kabavumelanga ukuthi behlele esigodini; 1:35 Kodwa ama-Amori athanda ukuhlala entabeni yaseHeresi, e-Ajaloni, naseShaalbim. nokho isandla sendlu kaJosefa saba namandla, baba imingenela. 1:36 Futhi umkhawulo wama-Amori kusukela ekukhuphukeni e-Akrabim, kusukela idwala, naphezulu.